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TIL (or more so, remembered) that the US ARMY’s training manual says the “use of force (torture) is a poor technique, as it yields unreliable results, may damage subsequent collection efforts, and can induce the source to say whatever he thinks the interrogator wants to hear.”

epN9g TIL that the luxurious Dakota Apartments on Manhattan’s Upper West Side has housed celebrities like John Lennon, Joe Namath, Judy Garland, and Paul Simon—while also rejecting Billy Joel, Carly Simon, Madonna, and Cher over privacy and lifestyle concerns.
l7RQa TIL The circulatory system is more than 60,000 miles long, which is indeed more than twice the Earth's circumference
OADe TIL Leonardo DiCaprio had to play a poorer version of himself in Wolf of Wall Street because he is richer in real life than the character he was playing. DiCaprio made 59 million for Inception, 20 million for The Great Gatsby and 10 million for Wolf of Wall Street. Those are only three of his films.
wbxM TIL that a ‘party truck’ owned by Johnny Cash started a brush fire that “roasted, into near extinction, 49 of the 53 endangered California condors”, the largest bird in North America, from their last habitat. When brought to court, Cash said “I don’t care about your damn yellow buzzards.”
lyjr TIL that in 1965, “Slumber Party” Barbie dolls came with a diet book entitled “How to Lose Weight” telling her “Don’t eat!” and a bathroom scale set at 110 lbs.